1.   By this month the Jordanian government had decided to postpone as premature a scheduled trade conference with Israeli officials.

2.   Deals are being reconsidered or postponed as company executives watch for signs of how much investor appetite remains after the terror attacks in the United States last week.

3.   In fact, he encouraged Harris to reconsider another request to postpone as the timing of the trial became more clear.

4.   Most U.S. initial public offerings slated for this week were postponed as a see-sawing stock market kept underwriters from setting prices for the shares.

5.   Of course, Saudi Arabia has announced austerity measures before, only to postpone them as economic prospects improved.

6.   That meeting was postponed as the two sides held private negotiations.

7.   A Sunday baseball game between Oakland and Tampa was also postponed as a precaution.

8.   But rumors persist that one or both might be postponed as a way of keeping Yeltsin in power.

9.   Field commanders say they postponed as infantry assault until Sunday night.

10.   Talks between the rebels and Dagestani officials, scheduled to resume Sunday, were postponed as the deadline approached.